Gus F. Mutscher, Jr., Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee; S. Rush McGinty, Appellant, v. the State of Texas…

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Gus F. Mutscher, Jr., Thomas C. Shannon, and S. Rush McGinty for conspiracy to accept a bribe. The Court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict, that the Texas Speech and Debate clause does not immunize legislators from bribery prosecution, and that the bribery statutes were neither vague nor unconstitutional.